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Bruges Highlights Private Tour with a Local

"Discover the main highlights of Bruges during a 2 hour private tour with your local host Rebecca. Belgium may be known for chocolate fries and beer but what is Bruges famous for? You will get to find out the answer to this question and more during your private guided tour. Rebecca will walk you over the canals of Bruges while explaining the history the unknown interesting facts and we'll slowly uncover the beauty of this amazing city. You'll also get to see the Basilica of the Holy blood go over the oldest bridge in town and make a stop at the traditional fish market. You won't get to miss out on the Sint Salvador Cathedral either. Here you get too see amazing architecture on the way and you can even check out the Beer museum. Re and great deals for waffles and beer. Suggested Tour: 9:00 - Meet guests 9:15 - Bruges history in a nutshell9:30 - Checking out the canal views oldest bridges and the beer wall10:00 - Stops at Burg Sq Town Hall and Basilica of the holy blood and Astrid Park/gazebo10:30 - Fish market visit

Bruges Highlights Private Tour with a Local

"Discover the main highlights of Bruges during a 2 hour private tour with your local host Rebecca. Belgium may be known for chocolate fries and beer but what is Bruges famous for? You will get to find out the answer to this question and more during your private guided tour. Rebecca will walk you over the canals of Bruges while explaining the history the unknown interesting facts and we'll slowly uncover the beauty of this amazing city. You'll also get to see the Basilica of the Holy blood go over the oldest bridge in town and make a stop at the traditional fish market. You won't get to miss out on the Sint Salvador Cathedral either. Here you get too see amazing architecture on the way and you can even check out the Beer museum. Re and great deals for waffles and beer. Suggested Tour: 9:00 - Meet guests 9:15 - Bruges history in a nutshell9:30 - Checking out the canal views oldest bridges and the beer wall10:00 - Stops at Burg Sq Town Hall and Basilica of the holy blood and Astrid Park/gazebo10:30 - Fish market visit

Private Tour: Ghent and Bruges Day Trip from Brussels

"Leave your Brussels hotel by luxury minivan and travel northwest to Ghent passing through the scenic Belgian countryside. After roughly an hour on the road arrive in Ghent a city characterized by medieval architecture a network of canals and impressive sights. Head inside St Bavo Cathedral to see its altarpiece adorned with the Van Eyck painting The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb

Horse Drawn Carriage Tours. Tips (30)

We did not do these horse and carriage tours as they are very expensive at 39 euros for 30 minutes around the town. This also includes a 10 minutes stop at the Minnenwater where the horse has a water stop.I also read that it is hard to hear the guide speak due to the noise of the horse and carriage on the cobbled streets.However if you would like to see the town in a different way this is perhaps for you.

Bruges I saw attired with golden light(Streamed from the west) as with a robe of power:The splendour fled; and now the sunless hour,That, slowly making way for peaceful night,Best suits with fallen grandeur, to my sightOffers the beauty, the magnificence— the opening stanza to ‘Bruges’ by William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

The clip-clop of well-shod hooves striking the Belgian bricks that pave the streets of Brugge is a sound heard regularly.

These are more than casual rides; they are tours, conducted by the driver. If you are in the mood, this is one way to see Brugge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Carriages depart from Markt Square, and the ride runs for 35 minutes, including a stop at the Begijnhof (see my Brugge Things-To-Do Tip: Beguinage de Wijngaard: a Peaceful Refuge for more on this sight) to stretch your legs.

One of the most familiar SOUNDS of Bruges is the clatter of horseshoes on cobbles as parties of tourists take a tour of the old town in this popular, old fashioned style of transport.

I have mixed feelings about this use of horses and we did not take a carriage ride. We had lunch a couple of times close to the "station" where the horses were fed, watered and rested at regular intervals. Here we had a good opportunity to observe how they were cared for. They all looked to be in good condition, were well shod and the drivers tended to them as they rested while they, too, grabbed a sandwich.

I had heard that the horses are over worked and ill-treated so was pleased to see that this did not appear to be the case - except for one woman driver whose horse appeared to be a little lame and in need of attention.The animal was ill-tempered and restless but received little attention from its driver during these rest periods.The price of the ride is clearly marked on the side of the carriage, it seemed high to me but is for the whole party not per person. However we got to recognise the horses and their drivers and noted that the tour lasted only a short time. The same horse and carriage could take 3 tours plus rest times in the time we spent over lunch.

The carriage rank is at Minnewater close to the entrance to the Beguinage.

We saw a lot of horse and carriage rides clip clopping their way through the streets of Brugge. The horses and the carriages are elegant but the cost not so. If you do take a carriage ride be prepared for the price = your pictures will be wobbly as the horse trundles through the cobbled streets and your pocket lighter by 30e - yes this is the cost per cab but you can share with four other people. Your tour will last around half an hour = work out for yourself price per minute. OH the horses leave from Market square

A romantic way to see the city of Brugge is by HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE. We saw many tourists taking this leisurely way of touring this wonderful place. We got a kick out of seeing a "pooper scooper" bag attached underneath the horse's tail. Keeps the city clean and you don't have to walk in the stuff.

This seems to be in vogue now in Bruges, or its been the norm. Most couples, and lovers simply get on one of these carriages. Its a good way to move arround. They also do a lot of narratives as you go along.

You can also visit Brugge by horse and coach. The trip goes true the streets, and little streets of Brugge.The horses may only work 8 hours a day and must repose two days.On different places in the city you can take a coach.

A horse drawn carriage tour of Brugge can be equated to a cruise down the canals of Venice on a gondola: touristy but entertaining and fulfilling. Carriages can be hired in the MARKT square or across from the Bagijnhof. For a one hour narrated tour, expect a fare of about 30 euros. Drivers are multi-lingual and will point out main sites along the route.

Between March and November, you can explore the city by carriages drawn by horses. You can find the carriages near the Lake of Love. They depart on demand daily between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. During the colder months, you can sit cozily under a blanket. The guide speaks differents languages and will explain everything to you on your 30 minute-tour.It will cost you about 28 EUR per carriage.

Alternatively, you can also take a horse carriage ride from the town main square around Brugge. It cost about 27euro for half hour ride around the town. Definitely makes you feel that you have gone back to the past!

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